Parks resources for schools

School talks and trips

Parks community engagement officers can give nature-based talks at your school or join you on your school trip to a park or reserve.

To request a booking, fill in the school activity request form PDF (162.8 KB) and return it by email or mail to a community engagement officer near you.

An officer will contact you to discuss your request.

To book a free talk on crocodile safety, go to the Be Crocwise website.

Learning in parks

Your school group can use an NT park as an outdoor classroom for a day excursion or overnight camp.

All of the parks listed below have camping facilities for school and university groups.

For more information contact the ranger station at the park.

Camp Woollybutt provides schools and community groups with a learning environment where students immerse themselves in natural habitats and interact with living creatures.

Located near the Main Station, Camp Woollybutt offers a ablution block with hot showers, a bush tucker garden and a large lawn camp ground with fire pit.

To find out more and to book, go to the Territory Wildlife Park website.

Schools, youth groups and other community organisations can use the Gorge campground in Trephina Gorge National Park.

The campground is not for exclusive use by groups, but is suitable for larger groups.

To book the campground, you must do it through the parks online booking system.

Find out how to use it or if you are ready, book now.

School groups can use the:

To book the campgrounds, you must do it through the parks online booking system.

Find out how to use it or if you are ready, book now.

School groups can use the environmental education camp at Litchfield National Park near Darwin.

To find out more, get the environmental campground information sheet PDF (852.2 KB).

To book the campground, you must do it through the parks online booking system.

Find out how to use it or if you are ready, book now.

Schools, youth groups and other community organisations can use the Nitmiluk commercial campground in Nitmiluk National Park near Katherine.

To find out more, go to the Nitmuluk Tours website.

Alice on the Line is a heritage education program for primary aged students in the NT. This program is located at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station.

Overnight stays in the Heritage Precinct as part of the program require a permit and are preferred on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.

For more information about this program, email communityengagementpw@nt.gov.au or call the Alice Springs Telegraph Station on 08 8951 1013 and request a copy of the teachers' handbook.

Excursion guides

Use these guides to plan your next school trip.

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Last updated: 02 October 2024

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